Gardner Park Elementary Pre-kindergarten - Gastonia NC Five Star Center License

738 ARMSTRONG PARK ROAD , GASTONIA NC 28054
(704) 866-6082
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About the Provider

Description: Gardner Park is committed to providing a quality education in a safe and nurturing learning environment.

Additional Information: Five Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 36000499
  • Capacity: 18
  • Age Range: 4 through 5
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2024-02-13 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-02-13 Violation 859 .0605(q)
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There was no playground inspection on file for January 2024.
2024-02-13 Violation 1052 .1103(a)
Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. One (1) staff member, employed on August 9, 2024, completed 5.5 hours of the required 15 hours of on-going training.
2024-02-13 Violation 1898 .1102(a)
Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One (1) staff member, employed on August 9, 2022, did not complete the health and safety trainings.
2023-08-30 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-03-14 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-03-14 Violation 125 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4)
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. On March 1, 2023, three (3) children were not signed in and sixteen (16) children were not signed out.
2023-03-14 Violation 849 .0803(12)
Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. One (1) Epinephrine Injection USP Auto Injector expired January 2023.
2023-03-14 Violation 1041 G.S. 110-90.2(b)
Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Three (3) bus drivers, J. Weldon, J. Etters, and V. Shoats, who transport children enrolled in the NC Pre-K Program, did not begin the process of a criminal background check.
2023-03-14 Violation 1757 G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e)
A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Three (3) bus drivers, J. Waldon, J. Etters, and V. Shoats, who transport children enrolled in the NC Pre-K Program, did not have a qualifying letter on file.
2022-09-21 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-09-21 Violation 812 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c)
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Three (3) electrical outlets on a power strip under the smart board were not covered with safety plugs.
2022-04-05 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-04-05 Violation 859 .0605(q)
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A monthly Playground Inspection was not on file/available for review for March 2022.
2022-04-05 Violation 125 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4)
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Two (2) children were not signed out on March 8, 2022, one (1) child was not signed in on March 9, 2022, three (3) children were not signed out on March 10, 2022, two (2) children were not signed out on March 16, 2022, four (4) children were not signed out on March 17, 2022, four (4) children were not signed out on March 23, 2022, two (2) children were not signed out on March 28, 2022, and five (5) children were not signed out on April 4, 2022.

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Reviews

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Chelsea LeCroy 2021-01-13 00:37:33
I have used this provider for less than 6 months

My daughter goes to the Gardner Park program here, and I am very pleased with the teachers! They have helped her come along way from where we started! They made her love going to school. They are the very best at what they do and I'm very thankful my daughter was able to get in and go there! My personal experience has been phenomenal!!!!!

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